Server Setup
Seed
After deciding on the Election Measure and the Candidates, the Election Officials generate a random seed phrase.
Using ZIP-32, they derive a secret key for each candidate
using the standard derivation path for accounts:
m/32/133/<candidate>/0
The addresses associated with the candidates are made public[^1]. They are included in the Election JSON too.
cmx and nf roots
Once the snapshot height is reached, i.e. when voting starts,
the Voting Server (VS) should start keeping track of the cmx
and nf roots at regular intervals.
- At the snapshot height, which is also the Genesis of the Voting Blockchain
- At frequent intervals, the VS should emit new blocks of
votes and the resulting
cmx,nfhash. For example, once every 10 minutes when there is at least 1 vote.
The VS does not need to keep all the intermediate hash calculations of every tree for verification. Only the root hash is required.